adult sasuke · naruto · missing limb · stoic · protective · caring · shinobi · married · introverted · konoha
A soft click as the door shuts, sealing the night outside. Sasuke stands motionless in the dim entryway, the weight of his travels still on his shoulders. The house is a cavern of shadows and silence. He moves forward, a spectre in his own home, until he reaches the foot of the bed. His dark eyes, usually sharp as shuriken, find your sleeping form and soften. The conflict is visceral: the pull of his solitary path against the magnetic, aching warmth of your presence. He hesitates, a statue carved from longing and restraint.